Device for selling goods.



PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907. H. H. BLISH & G. G. SILZER.

DEVICE FOR SELLING GOODS. APPLICATION FILED 00129, 1906'.

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. the following is a specification.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY H. Bmsn nd GEORGE O. SJILZER, citizens of the nited States, residing at Dubu ue', in the county of Dubuque and State of owa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Selling Goods, of which ur invention relates to means for selling or vending various kinds of merchandise;-

and one of the objects is to provide a device simple and inexpensive in construction and easily used, whereby an article may be introduced and kept upon the market without extensive and costly outside advertisement.

It consists, substantially, in a frame in which is a plate, having characters or indices' thereon, and over these a transparent plate the mdices are readily dismeans for removing the covers and exposing the indiceson the plate through the trans parent late.

The ellowing is a full and complete specification of the mode of construction and manner of operation when taken with the drawings accompanying the same and forming a part hereof.

Figure l is a perspective view of our device, showing part of the indi'cescovered and part exposed. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the base-plate with indices thereon. Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the coverings or seals with means for removing the same.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the frame, which is preferably of rectan ular shape and provided with an extende( top B, on which may be directions as to how the invention is to be hscd or some advertisement of the goods for sale. ,In this frame is placed an index-board D, preferably made of paper, on which is printed indices (3:. T hese indices may be letters, figures, or any other characters to suit the party using the device, and part of them may represent diil'crent; values. Over the board with the indices thereon is through Upon the plate is securely fastened seals 1, entirely covering and concealing the indices G on the index-plate D; To each of these seals is secured a handle or releasing member Specification of: Letters Patent. Annlicatioii filed October 9, 1906. Serial No. 333,098.

:with their ends the indices 'frame or in any other manner. The propcfi purchaser prays the purchase price and tak 5S.

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members may be made of any material; but preferably the seals are of paper, fastened on the plate by paste, and the releasing members of ribbon, pasted beneath the seals, projecting out. The seals may have printed thereon character heads or sketches, and the ribbons of various colors, so as to present an attractive and novel appearance; but "\vhatcverdesign, color, or form is used it will still be in harmony with the spirit ofinvention. In the rear of the frame is a back plate (not shown) on which the index-plate rests, to which is secured a stay P, whereby the device may be sustained in an angular position. v

One of the modes in which the various parts of our device may be assembled and nUBUopE, Iowa, assionons used is substantially as follows: Over the index-plate with the *indices printed thereon is placed the transparent plate H. Then the releasing members K are pasted upon the plate over the indices, and over these are pasted the coverin s or seals I, entirely concealing These two plates H and D as thus prepared are placed in the frame A and the back plate with the sustainin -stay is secured to the frame against the hack of the plate'D. The articles for sale are, say, books having a uniform price, and each one of the indices G represents a book. Part of the indices. represent in addition some other article of merchandise, likea ackknife', a sheet of music, or any other article that the tradesman has offered on the extended top Bof 13%),-

the book an pulls up one of the ribbonsgK, and this tears off the covering 1, exposing an index G. The purchaser then compares the exposed index with the various indices on the extended top of the board, andif his index is one that has some extra merchandise he the book, but if not then he receives only the book purchased; but whatever index he may expose the purchaser is entitled to the'book purchased. r

It is manifest that the transparent plate H may be used alone and the indices G secured on one side of the plate and the coverings or seals 1 on the opposite side of the plate over the indices and all inclosed in a frame the same as the two plates.

Having now described our invention, what We claim is 1. In a device for selling goods, an indexplate having indices thereon, a transparent plate over the index-plate, and coverings se cured to the index-plate over indices on the index-plate.

2. In a device for selling goods, an indexplatc, indices secured to. theplate, a transparent plate over the index-plate, coverings secured to the transparent plate over the indiees, and means for removing the coverings to expose the indices.

3. In a device for selling goods, an indexplate having indices thereon, a transparent plate over the i'ndices, and releasing means 3 secured to the covering tor removing and exposin the indices on the index-plate heneath the transparent plate.

4. In a device of the character described,

an index-plate having indices theremi "site the indices, and means for removing the seals and exposing the indices.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of plate, coverings secured to the'transparent i two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY H. BUSH.

GEORGE CCSILZER.

Witnesses:

M. M. CADY, C. D. Roman 

